ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT OF GMB PORTS

1. IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR GMB PORTS

The work of local oil spill contingency plan is outsourced to M/s Clean Sea Enterprise, Mumbai. Main Response Center is stationed in Bedi Group of Ports where Tier-I facility equipments are ready to be mobilized to the spillage spot in the Gulf of Kuthch and another Response Center is stationed at Jafrabad to cover the minor ports of Gulf of Cambay.

Contact Person for Clean Sea Enterprise is Mr Rajiv Ranjan with Mobile No 09867242606.

2. AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING STUDIES AT OTHER DIRTY CARGO HANDLING PORTS( During Post Monsoon -2006)

• Rozi Pier Jetty, Bedi Group of Ports: (Main Commodity: Bauxite): Post Monsoon Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) data shows that average Suspended Particulate Matter in Ambient Air Environment of the Port remains within NAAQS. Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter(RSPM) levels also do not cross the permissible limits.

• Navalkhi Port:(Main Commodity: Coal) Post Monsoon AAQ data shows that during peck handling of coal SPM levels increase @500-600 μg/m3 but during frequent water sprinkling with increase in moisture content by more than 15 %, SPM levels drastically fall down. RSPM remains all time within permissible limit.

• Madgalla Port: ( Main Commodity Coal): Within Port premises, the SPM and RSPM levels remain within prescribed limit. But out side the Port area where in private farms, due to excessive quantity of coal, dusting observes to be on higher side. The present trend of the Port Authority is therefore changed that evacuation of coal from the port is made faster and there is no intermediate storage to avoid air pollution problems. This has resulted in lower loaded rate of the coal & 5000 t/d.

• Okha Port: ( Main Commodity Coal & Bauxite): During peak handling of dusty cargo, the SPM levels temporary increases up to 500 μg/m3 whereas increase in moisture content reduces the concentration of SPM. RSPM levels remain within prescribed limit.

• Porbandar Port: ( Main Commodity coal & Bauxite): After construction of 15 feet high compound wall and construction of permanent CC roads, the base line quality of air environment is marinated in the Porbandar City. However continuous water sprinkling on coal and bauxite bring down the SPM & RSPM level within the permissible limits.

ALANG SOSIA SHIP BREKING YARD

1. GMB commissioned a Sampling & Analysis of Various Environmental Parameters in the Ambience of Alang through Central Salt & Marine Chemical Research Institute, GOI Bhavnagar during 2005.

Results: Coastal Water Quality

Parameters	Pre-monsoon		Monsoon		Post-monsoon		Remarks
	(January, 05)		(June, 05)		(October, 05)
	HT	LT	HT	LT	HT	LT
pH	8.23	8.2	8.16	8.21	8.04	8.11	Normal range
DO (mg/L)	6.91	6.65	6.99	7.41	6.18	5.94	Normal range
BOD (mg/L)	6.4	5.75	2.26	3.62	1.49	1.2	Pre-monsoon BOD values are slightly high other season data within range
Ammonia (mg/L)	0.026	0.017	0.018	0.015	0.13	0.13	Values are low and with normal range
Total Nitrogen (mg/L)	0.88	0.93	0.93	0.96	1.54	1.48	Postmonsoon data is higher but other season date within range
Total Phosphorous (mg/L)	0.25	0.24	0.13	0.15	0.11	0.08	Postmonsoon data is higher but other season date within range
PHC (hexane extractable) (µg/L)	115.9	120	171.6	127.8	105.02	13.65	Value are very low
PAHs (chrysene equivalent) (µg/L)	-	-	21.8	16.2	13.39	1.73	Value are very low
Fecal coliforms CFU/ml	500	500	2830	6500	61	119	Monsoon data is quite higher other season data are within range
Trace metals	1.0(Cr)	1.0(Cr)	0.12(Cr)	0.66(Cr)	0.34(Cr)	0.42(Cr)	Concentrations are of moderate range not in higher side for environmental samples
(µg/L) Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb	2.0(Ni)	2.0(Ni)	1.4(Ni)	3.8(Ni)	1.65(Ni)	1.43(Ni)
	5.0(Pb)	5.0(Pb)	3.45(Cu)	3.47(Cu)	4.2(Cu)	7.5(Cu)
			2.12(Pb)	1.88(Pb)	3.08(Pb)	2.49(Pb)
PHC-Petroleum hydrocarbons
PAHs- Polycyclic Aromatic hydrocarbons

Average Ambient Air Quality at Alang & Sosia during the Year 2005

Why Steel from Recycling of Ships:

Comparison of natural resource consumption in production of 2 mt/year steel through Steel Plant and that from Ship Recycling
Natural Resources	Requirement for steel plant	Requirement for ship recycling Industry
Iron ore	3508000 t	0
Fuel	3094000 t	0
Process Chemicals	80610 t	0
Water	50-120 Mm3	1825 m3
Solid waste aspect	878967 t	12500 t
Cost aspect	> $.200 million	< $.2 million